Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Director and producer. Born 14 March 1941 in Emden, Germany. Died 12 August 2022.

8

Titles on Fi1m

71

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

2

Oscar nominations

Born

14 March 1941, Emden, Germany

Died

12 August 2022

Active

1981–2006

Frequently works with

Gail Katz, Dean Riesner, Herbert Grönemeyer, Hubertus Bengsch, Jürgen Prochnow, Klaus Wennemann, Martin Semmelrogge, Rene Russo

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Stanley O'Toole, Dennis Quaid, Wolfgang Petersen whilst working on Enemy Mine in 1984. — Stanley O'Toole, Dennis Quaid, Wolfgang Petersen whilst working on Enemy Mine in 1984.D3v1anc33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stanley O'Toole, Dennis Quaid, Wolfgang Petersen whilst working on Enemy Mine in 1984. — Stanley O'Toole, Dennis Quaid, Wolfgang Petersen whilst working on Enemy Mine in 1984.D3v1anc33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stanley O'Toole, Dennis Quaid, Wolfgang Petersen whilst working on Enemy Mine in 1984. — Stanley O'Toole, Dennis Quaid, Wolfgang Petersen whilst working on Enemy Mine in 1984.D3v1anc33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wolfgang Petersen — Wolfgang PetersenS Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wolfgang Petersen — Wolfgang PetersenImage via TMDB

Wolfgang Petersen — Wolfgang PetersenImage via TMDB

P1090730 (2006) — P1090730 (2006)S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: D3v1anc33, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); D3v1anc33, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); D3v1anc33, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence); S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.